The white-breasted whistler (''Pachycephala lanioides'') is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical mangrove

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the white-breasted whistler include white-bellied thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, '' Pachycephala leucogastra''.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: * ''P. l. carnarvoni'' - ( Mathews, 1913): Found in coastal

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* ''P. l. lanioides'' -

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, 1840: Found in coastal

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* ''P. l. fretorum'' -

De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),

, 1889: Originally described as a separate species. Found in coastal

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References

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